{"id":97162,"date":"2023-12-08T14:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=97162"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:25:31","slug":"erik-ten-hag-praises-great-players-harry-maguire-and-scott-mctominay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/erik-ten-hag-praises-great-players-harry-maguire-and-scott-mctominay\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag praises &apos;great players&apos; Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Erik ten Hag praises &#8216;great players&#8217; Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay for winning back their Manchester United places and performing well after both were transfer listed in the summer<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Both Maguire and McTominay have been in top form for United in recent weeks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ten Hag&#8217;s side will hope to pick up another three points against Bournemouth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>United are three points behind City\u2026 a league table can LIE. There are chasms between them &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erik ten Hag\u00a0has paid tribute to Scott McTominay and Harry Maguire for turning around their Manchester United careers around this season.<\/p>\n<p>Both players were the subject of bids from West Ham in the summer, but decided to stay at Old Trafford and fight for their places.<\/p>\n<p>McTominay is United&#8217;s top scorer with six goals from midfield following his double against Chelsea in midweek, while Maguire has won back his place in defence and was named the Premier League&#8217;s player of the month for November.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They are here, they are great players and have played themselves into the team,&#8217; said Ten Hag.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s what you expect from every player, there has to be dedication to aim for this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/13\/78736265-12841767-image-a-91_1702040809524.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has praised Scott McTominay and Harry Maguire<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/13\/78736267-12841767-image-a-92_1702042285219.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McTominay was at the double as United beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/13\/78732761-12841767-Harry_Maguire_has_won_the_Premier_League_Player_of_the_Month_awa-a-93_1702042726596.jpg\" height=\"627\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harry Maguire has won the Premier League Player of the Month award for his performances or Manchester United in November<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think we have a squad and in the squad there is internal competition. If you want a successful season you need more than 11 players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The best team will turn in an average season.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On McTominay&#8217;s goal-scoring form, the United boss added: &#8216;Actually from the first moment I saw, he has a very good smell to make it in the box and he is a very good finisher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That is not a surprise when we bring it and the way we want to play and get the balls to them he will finish.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>United will aim to build on their win and much-improved performance against Chelsea when they host Bournemouth on Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12841767\/Erik-ten-Hag-praises-players-Harry-Maguire-Scott-McTominay-winning-Manchester-United-places-transfer-listed-summer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik ten Hag praises &#8216;great players&#8217; 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